Hello, Eric.handberg, and Welcome to Wikipedia!

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Hello! Eric.handberg, you are invited to join other new editors and friendly hosts in the Teahouse, an awesome place to meet people, ask questions, and learn more about Wikipedia. Please join us! --Rosiestep (talk) 01:53, 24 August 2012 (UTC)Reply

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January 2013

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Hello Eric.handberg, and welcome to Wikipedia. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.

  • You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and a cited source. You can read about this at Wikipedia:Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
  • Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. (There is a college level introduction to paraphrase, with examples, hosted by the Online Writing Lab of Purdue.) Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
  • Our primary policy on using copyrighted content is Wikipedia:Copyrights. You may also want to review Wikipedia:Copy-paste.
  • In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are public domain or compatibly licensed), it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at the help desk before adding such content to the article. 99.9% of sources may not be added in this way, so it is necessary to seek confirmation first. If you do confirm that a source is public domain or compatibly licensed, you will still need to provide full attribution; see Wikipedia:Plagiarism for the steps you need to follow.
  • Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied without attribution. If you want to copy from another Wikipedia project or article, you can, but please follow the steps in Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia.

It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Kkmurray (talk) 17:56, 3 January 2013 (UTC)Reply

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Hi Eric and thanks for the barnstar; so cool for someone to notice what I'm doing on wikipedia. Yes, you really ought to try out the Teahouse... just follow the link which I left you with the Teahouse Invite. There, you can ask questions, or just drop by to say hi. It's staffed by kind and knowledgeable editors who want to assist new editors such as you. Another option, you can ask me a question on my talkpage (just like you left a barnstar), and I'll get back to you quickly. I hope you like it here on wikipedia! Cheers, --Rosiestep (talk) 00:42, 4 January 2013 (UTC)Reply

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Hi. Did Kkmurray identify copyright errors with Figure 2 and 3? I deleted Figures 2 & 3 and their in-text references. Thank you for the corrections. Eric.handberg (talk) 01:46, 4 January 2013 (UTC)Reply

bad sections

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Four sections came from a copyrighted source, but we identified the bad sections with the helpful links from Kkmurray. The bad sections were removed. Eric.handberg (talk) 03:02, 4 January 2013 (UTC)Reply

The Teahouse Turns One!

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It's been an exciting year for the Teahouse and you were a part of it. Thanks so much for visiting, asking questions, sharing answers, being friendly and helpful, and just keeping Teahouse an awesome place. You can read more about the impact we're having and the reflections of other guests and hosts like you. Please come by the Teahouse to celebrate with us, and enjoy this sparkly cupcake badge as our way of saying thank you. And, Happy Birthday!


  Teahouse First Birthday Badge
Awarded to everyone who participated in the Wikipedia Teahouse during its first year!

To celebrate the many hosts and guests we've met and the nearly 2000 questions asked and answered during this excellent first year, we're giving out this tasty cupcake badge.

Earn more badges at: Teahouse Badges
--Ocaasi and the rest of the Teahouse Team 22:45, 27 February 2013 (UTC)Reply